RE: [APML] OK, the film?

["R. Scott Ireland" <ireland@gate.net>]

I have been freezing all of my film stock for many years.  Admittedly, most
of my shooting is "daylight" photography, as opposed to astrophotography,
but I have never seen any problems with grain, color balance, saturation,
contrast or anything else that could be attributed to freezing the film.  My
procedure is to throw out film that is 2 years out of date and replace it.
If it is irreplaceable, then I keep using it and watch carefully for any
problems or changes.

This has been the case with films as varied as Kodachromes, all kinds of
Ektachromes, Fujichromes and also Fuji and Kodak color negative and black
and white films of various types.

I agree with Philip's comment about thawing and refreezing not being good,
although I have done this a great deal and also not seen any changes
whatsoever.

However, with all of that being said, I would very much like to hear about
other peoples' experiences here, as maybe this isn't the best procedure.

I would, though, proffer a thought for your consideration.  How do most of
you have your PJ400 and other color negative films processed?  At your local
drugstore?  Or at a  professional lab, where chemistry and quality control
is more rigidly adhered to?  This needs to be factored into evaluating color
shift and other problems.

Scott

website:  http://www.rsiphotos.com/
email:  ireland@gate.net


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